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Strict Standards: Only variables should be assigned by reference in /home/billbmn/public_html/wcmi1/plugins/content/fb_tw_plus1/fb_tw_plus1.php on line 49Working on a better mental health system - Page 4 - WhatCausesMentalIllness.comStrict Standards: Only variables should be assigned by reference in /home/billbmn/public_html/wcmi1/plugins/system/hotlogin/tmpl/default.php on line 12

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You wanted to get well. You never had a conscious moment in which you were not aware of being sick. You could no more, while conscious, forget your sickness than you could forget to breathe. Asked your greatest wish in life you would have replied at once—sanity. How remote was the world in which sanity was taken for granted. In the world outside, people longed desperately to be millionaires, movie actors, club presidents, and even, tell me little gypsy what force creates this one, even novelists. True, a bad cold, a touch of heartburn, an allergy to a favorite dog could blot out for a time the desire for money, power, and fame. During the period of the running nose, the stomach ache, or the asthmatic wheeze physical well-being would stand alone in the spotlight of yearning. But nowhere, nowhere save the madhouse, did mental health get its share of prayers.

Mary Jane Ward, The Snake Pit

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'There is a clear commitment to deliver improved care for those with the most complex needs.' Photo: Gabriele Charotte

Improved care for those with complex needs is one of the main goals.

The challenges facing mental health services are receiving considerable attention, including in The Age and The Saturday Age, reflecting greater community awareness and acceptance that illnesses such as depression and anxiety are common and treatable.

In Victoria, about 10 per cent of the state health budget is spent on mental health. While it is often reported that one in five will experience a mental illness during their lifetime, state-funded mental health services primarily respond to the much smaller number of people with severe illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar affective disorder and to people experiencing a crisis or acute episode.

Victoria's area-based mental health system was established in the 1990s to provide a range of community and bed-based clinical services. Victoria was ahead of other states in developing and supporting a system of care from early intervention to continuing care.

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Much has changed since the mid-'90s. Victoria now spends about $1 billion a year on mental health services. Demand has increased, meaning we need to develop more efficient and effective services.

Glimpses - Our Experiences with Mental Illness

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